Properties of long plasma-channel generated by TW femtosecond laser in natural environmental air

Hao TENG; Xin LU; Zhongwei SHEN; Shiyou CHEN; Rongyi CHEN; Wenshou WEI; Zhiyi WEI

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461. 2020.05.001

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